Verse 23
Deuteronomy 12:23
Bible in Basic English
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But see that you do not take the blood for food; for the blood is the life; and you may not make use of the life as food with the flesh.
Original Language Text
hebrew
רַ֣ק חֲזַ֗ק לְ/בִלְתִּי֙ אֲכֹ֣ל הַ/דָּ֔ם כִּ֥י הַ/דָּ֖ם ה֣וּא הַ/נָּ֑פֶשׁ וְ/לֹא תֹאכַ֥ל הַ/נֶּ֖פֶשׁ עִם הַ/בָּשָֽׂר
English Translation
Only be strong not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh.
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